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Does money mean success?This lesson plan is translated and adapted from the “Clean Society, Fruitful Life” Moral Education Package for Junior Secondary School Students (). Through group discussion, presentation and debate, it aims to facilitate students in giving deeper thoughts to the meaning of ‘success’ and developing a positive attitude towards money. Related ICAC resources on moral education: Money and I and Application of Values and Moral Education Office, ICACJan 2019What is Success?Intended Learning Outcomes:After completing the module, students should be able to:develop an understanding on possible perspectives from which to define the meaning of ‘success’; andestablish positive values and realise that money is not the only key to success.Target: Secondary 1-2 studentsTime Allocation:1 period (about 40 minutes)Teaching Flow:Learning StageLearning ActivitiesDurationWarm-up ActivitiesInvite students to list out 3 successful personalities they each have in mind. Teacher writes the names of these personalities on the board.Group DiscussionDivide students into groups of 4-5 to discuss the common characteristics of these successful personalities (e.g. wealth, social contributions, talents, senior job positions, etc.). Students share their views with the class after discussion.Teacher sums up the main points presented by the groups and explain that different people may define ‘success’ differently. 10 minutesDevelopmentDebateConduct a debate on the topic of ‘Money Means Success’ by dividing students into three teams: one For, one Against and one Judging Panel.Distribute Brief Guidelines (Appendix) to the three teams for preparation within 15 minutes.Teacher briefs students on the basic rules of debate:Each team should send 3 representatives to take turn to speak for not more than one minute each. The last representative should make a conclusion on behalf of the team.Speakers should call themselves ‘Our Side’ and the other party ‘The Opponent’.Avoid personal attacks.After the debate, teacher invites the Judging Panel to make ruling with reasons.25 minutesConclusionTeacher makes a summary of students’ presentation and wrap up.Encourage students to reflect on the following questions:What is the difference between ‘being successful’ and ‘being rich’?What is the standard of ‘success’ and how would you define success? Why?5 minutesAppendixBrief Guidelines for DebateTeam 1: The ForDebate Topic: Money Means SuccessAim: To convince the opposite side that money means successPreparation:How to define the meaning of ‘success’? What is the weighting of ‘money’ in it?Try to identify some successful personalities with great wealth.Any justifications (e.g. comments by leading critics/traditional Chinese values) to support the views of Our Side?Guess the arguments of the Opponent and think about how to address their points.Marking Criteria:Are the definitions reasonable?Are their presentations closely tied to their definitions?Are the justifications sufficient?Is the information presented concise, up to the point and well organised?Team 2: The Against Debate Topic: Money Means SuccessAim: To convince the opposite side that money does not mean successPreparation:How to define the meaning of ‘success’? What is the weighting of ‘money’ in it?Try to identify some successful personalities who are not rich people.Any justifications (e.g. comments by leading critics/traditional Chinese values) to support the views of Our Side?Guess the arguments of the Opponent and think about how to address their points.Marking Criteria:Are the definitions reasonable?Are their presentations closely tied to their definitions?Are the justifications sufficient?Is the information presented concise, up to the point and well organised?Team 3：The Judging PanelDebate Topic: Money Means SuccessTask: To decide which side wins Preparation:You should not have pre-formed views on the topic. You should judge the teams in an impartial and unbiased manner based on the marking criteria.Marking Criteria:Which side’s definitions of ‘success’ are more reasonable?Which side can work through their own definitions better?Which side’s justifications are more sufficient?Which side is more concise, up to the point and well organised in their presentations?Which side addresses the other side’s arguments and questions better? ................
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